I saw The Undress and decided that I could make something similar for less. At the time they didn’t have a petite size and I also did not like how the sides sag. So with my $2.99/yrd fabric from Fabric.com, I made version D without the overlapping high-low hem. My casing was too tight for […]
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I started on the dress that will be underneath the sheer pina dress. Similar to this outfit but using these fabrics. I chose Vogue 8766 View A which is middle row-left except with straps. I made a muslin for the bodice and I needed a little more room in the bust so I added small […]
I just wanted to post a couple pictures of the dress form and the rigid foam. The foam is very lightweight and is made tiny air pockets. It was easy to file down and shape. I was also able to saw easily a straight line when I leveled the bottom. It is very easy to […]
My Part 1 (Plaster mold tutorial, polyurethane foam details) is here. As in Penny Pincher, since I was too cheap to spend hundreds of dollars on a custom dress form. My polyurethane foam dress form is finally done. E, my husband, cut the IV stand to size and made a wood platform for the form […]
Got it last week! I was worried since I bought it off of Craigslist. The seller could not demonstrate a stitch. Fortunately after reading the manual line by line, I got it to make a beautiful even stitch! I got one after I heard that it could go through 8 layers of denim. My Berninas […]
Since entries are infrequent, instead of having to check back, you can sign up with Bloglovin and it will automatically let you know of my new posts. Thanks! Follow my blog with Bloglovin This is my very first post on my new blog. Hopefully you will find this information helpful! I don’t have a lot […]